Golf tee setting apparatus

Abstract

A golf tee setter according to the present invention allows golfers to use a real tee on a practice mat to practice their swing in golf driving ranges as if they are actually practicing on real ground. The golf tee setter is configured to be placed in the rubber tee hole of the practice mat and has a slit formed in a tee holder to hold the tee in substantially vertical position in relation to the practice mat to place a golf ball on the tee. The slit has a plurality of flaps extending from front and rear inner walls of the slit. The flaps are made of a flexible material to absorb any tilting force of the golf tee and prevents the golf tee from ejecting from the golf tee setter. The golf tee setter includes a base portion which has a slightly larger diameter than the body of the tee holder to enable the tee holder to be inserted into the practice mat from the top surface instead of from the bottom surface. In addition, a cord tethers the golf tee and the golf tee setter for repeated use of the golf tee.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThis invention relates to a golf tee setter, and more particularly, to an apparatus used in conjunction with golf tees and a practice mat to place a golf ball.2. Description of Related ArtGolf is one of the most widely played sports activities in the United States. Not only is this activity already widespread, but the number of golfers continue to grow due to popularity of the sports caused by high stake games televised on televisions.The sport of golf is typically played on a course consisting typically of eighteen holes. A set of clubs is used to strike a golf ball in each hole. Each hole has a tee box which defines a starting location of that hole in which a golfer places a golf ball and swings a golf club to strike the ball towards a designated green. Before striking the golf ball, the golfer first places a tee into the ground and then places a golf ball on the convex surface of the tee. Upon a proper impact of the golf ball wi...

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Benefits of technology

It is an object of the present invention to provide a golf tee setter for a practice mat to allow placing a tee in the tee setter to provide a golfer with an appropriate practice condition. With the present invention, golfers are able to use a real tee even on practice mats as if they would set it on actual golf field ground. Golfers can place a golf ball at any height. When the head of a golf club hits a golf ball, friction against the tee setter is almost eliminated and thus reducing damages to the tee setter.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the golf tee setter includes a tee holder configured to be placed in the tee hole of the practice mat. The golf tee setter has a slit formed in a tee holder to hold the tee in substantially vertical position in relation to the practice mat to place a golf ball on the tee. There is at least one flap partially attached to an inner wall of the slit. The flap substantially prevents the tee from ejecting out of the slit. The tee holder has a body portion and a base portion. The base portion has a slightly larger diameter than the body portion and the tee hole to allow the body portion of the tee holder to be inserted into the tee hole.

Problems solved by technology

In some instances, the impact of the club breaks the tee into two pieces rendering the tee unusable.

The condition of the rubbers tees, such as their heights, varies among practice mats, and thus does not render optimum practicing condition for golfers.

In addition, the condition of teeing off from a real tee, which is typically made of wood, cannot be emulated with a rubber tee.

In addition, existing rubber tees are fixed in height and are easily damaged when golf club heads hit golf balls.

Also, rubber tees produce severe friction force against a golf ball because of a large contact surface area on the golf ball.

The weight of the practice mat make this task unnecessarily cumbersome.

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